I suspect that the one in Sydney is Cape Ivy - non-leguminous and a problem
here too, further south. The only cure is biocontrol - like the way we beat
Prickly Pear with a moth and, recently, Salvia water weed with a tiny
beetle.
Andrew
>> =====================================================================
>> I agree, Tom, they are good shots. They show very clearly what the
>> dreaded kudzu looks like and how it takes over. I remember a very
>> photogenic strip of rain forest in Narrabeen, one of Sydney's Northern
>> Beach suburbs, on either side of the Wakehurst Parkway. It was covered
>> in an ivy-like parasitic creeper that looked very similar to the kudzu
>> in Mike's pics. Does anyone know if the'yre the same or related? I
>> could well believe it because certain shrubs that grow at a manageable
>> rate in cooler countries tend to go out of control in Australia. A good
>> example is privet, used for hedges in the UK but considered a noxious
>> weed in Oz.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> =====
>> Ray
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